Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Disneyland Resort · Disneyland Park

Average that day

18min

Fri, Aug 15

Hours

8am–12am

Posted hours

Range

5–35 min

Low 8:19am · high 9:37pm

Typical Friday

26 min

8 min quieter that day

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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a coaster-style attraction located in Frontierland at Disneyland Park within the Disneyland Resort. This ride takes guests on a journey through a haunted gold mining town, featuring small drops and dark, loud environments. It is designed for kids, tweens, teens, and adults who meet the 40-inch height requirement.

Disneyland Park

Standby

Lightning Lane

Hours calendar

Friday, Aug 15 vs a typical Friday

Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays

Average

18 min

Lowest

5 min 8:19am

Highest

35 min 9:37pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 8am, and Sun runs about 11 min shorter than Tue.

Average standby each hour, day by day

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	20	10	20	29	34	35	35	32	31	33	30	31	30	27	22	24	18
Tue	15	16	26	37	41	46	41	41	43	43	43	40	41	43	34	39	22
Wed	13	11	24	32	33	39	36	37	35	35	34	35	31	32	24	30	20
Thu	13	15	24	32	36	35	32	35	34	33	32	31	33	31	28	29	18
Fri	10	12	20	26	30	30	28	29	27	26	26	27	29	31	26	30	23
Sat	20	15	23	28	32	33	33	32	30	29	31	32	31	30	29	29	22
Sun	20	10	21	29	32	31	29	32	29	31	28	30	25	23	19	21	16

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

32 min

Lowest

10 min Aug 25

Highest

49 min Nov 28

Average

32 min

Lowest

12 min Jul 5

Highest

49 min May 17

Average

32 min

Lowest

22 min Aug 2026

Highest

39 min Apr 2026

Average

35 min

Lowest

31 min 2026

Highest

40 min 2022

Ride status

Down once for 0s in total

8:04am Running Down 11:52pm

11:52pm – 11:52pm 0s

Broke down on 23 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Lightning Lane returns

Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Wait Times

Friday, Aug 15 vs a typical Friday

Best times to go

History

Ride status

Lightning Lane returns

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	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	20	10	20	29	34	35	35	32	31	33	30	31	30	27	22	24	18
Tue	15	16	26	37	41	46	41	41	43	43	43	40	41	43	34	39	22
Wed	13	11	24	32	33	39	36	37	35	35	34	35	31	32	24	30	20
Thu	13	15	24	32	36	35	32	35	34	33	32	31	33	31	28	29	18
Fri	10	12	20	26	30	30	28	29	27	26	26	27	29	31	26	30	23
Sat	20	15	23	28	32	33	33	32	30	29	31	32	31	30	29	29	22
Sun	20	10	21	29	32	31	29	32	29	31	28	30	25	23	19	21	16

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	20	10	20	29	34	35	35	32	31	33	30	31	30	27	22	24	18
Tue	15	16	26	37	41	46	41	41	43	43	43	40	41	43	34	39	22
Wed	13	11	24	32	33	39	36	37	35	35	34	35	31	32	24	30	20
Thu	13	15	24	32	36	35	32	35	34	33	32	31	33	31	28	29	18
Fri	10	12	20	26	30	30	28	29	27	26	26	27	29	31	26	30	23
Sat	20	15	23	28	32	33	33	32	30	29	31	32	31	30	29	29	22
Sun	20	10	21	29	32	31	29	32	29	31	28	30	25	23	19	21	16

	12am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm	10pm	11pm
Mon	20	10	20	29	34	35	35	32	31	33	30	31	30	27	22	24	18
Tue	15	16	26	37	41	46	41	41	43	43	43	40	41	43	34	39	22
Wed	13	11	24	32	33	39	36	37	35	35	34	35	31	32	24	30	20
Thu	13	15	24	32	36	35	32	35	34	33	32	31	33	31	28	29	18
Fri	10	12	20	26	30	30	28	29	27	26	26	27	29	31	26	30	23
Sat	20	15	23	28	32	33	33	32	30	29	31	32	31	30	29	29	22
Sun	20	10	21	29	32	31	29	32	29	31	28	30	25	23	19	21	16